The final Peel Districts Cycling Club road race of the season was a handicap race from Dwellingup to Pinjarra and return. The third group of riders, contained the 1st and 2nd in the previous Dwellingup handicap, under 15 riders Lachlan Connan and Jordan Dawson, were put into difficultly with their restricted gearing on the rapid …
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Race report, Pinjarra Classic and the State Junior Road Race Championship, 21 September 2014
The biggest races of the year for Peel District Cycling Club, the Pinjarra Classic and the State Junior Road Race Championship were run in the toughest conditions for cycling heavy rain and high wind as storm front move through on Sunday morning. The climb to Dwellingup was significant in all grades of the classics and …
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Race Report – Club Championships Dog Hill 13 September 2014
The club championship, saw the biggest field of club members this season. The beautiful weather would of helped, though for some an extra lap of the course for all grades in the club championships was going to be testing. A grade was an aggressive race, with a number of attacks and riders getting dropped. On …
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Serpentine 6 September 2014
With other races on the weekend and inclement weather, the number of riders was well down from usual. While the threat of heavy rain may of keep some riders away it was the strong winds that had a major impact on the racing. With a third of the course into a strong 40 kilometre an …
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Race Report Wandi 23 August 2014
Spring came early to Wandi with plenty of sunshine and warm weather, though an unseasonal strong westerly which made racing challenging. The first race was junior race, which was won by Taj Redjwell with Ethan Clark second. In the first couple of laps A grade quickly split in to two groups and while riders moved …
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Race Report – Collie Donnybrook Return Classic
Twenty riders from Peel Districts Cycling Club, traveled down to Collie for the 89th Collie to Donnybrook Cycling Classic. Which had a record breaking field of 184 riders race the 106 kilometres from Collie to Donnybrook and return. The race is a handicap and gives amateur riders of all skill levels a chance to race …
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Race Report Dog Hill 9 August 2014
The Peel District Cycling Club was sadden to hear of the passing of club member Lara Devenish. Lara will remembered for her infectious smile, sense of humour and was the first to welcome new riders. The first lap of each race at Dog Hill was neutralised, so all racers along with members of the Rockingham …
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Race Report – Points Race Serpentine 19 July 2014
This week’s race was a points race, where points are given for the first five riders across the line each lap of the 8.8km kilometre Serpentine circuit. The winner is the rider with most points at the end of the race. The specialised nature of the race and competing events saw smaller fields than usual …
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Race report – Wandi 12 July 2014
The great weather for racing on Saturday and visitors from the South Perth Roulers saw the biggest turnout yet for this year’s Peel District Cycling Club road race season with almost 100 riders racing at Wandi. A grade was a very aggressive race, with riders breaking away and being chased down, at one stage the …
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race report – North Dandalup handicap 5 July 2014
Saturday saw 55 riders take part in the North Dandalup handicap. After the last handicap the younger riders were given more respect by the handicappers and where starting further back in the field. Four riders, including Matthew Beecroft and Glen Cumming took off up the Del Park climb and caught the group which started two …
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